Lifestyle - Sophisticated Settings March 1 2014

March 1, 2014 - March 7, 2014, The Afro-American

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Md. State Sen. Joan Carter Conway, District 43 receives a plaque from Dr. Flossie Windley, past president

The Voices of Northwood sing ‘I Feel Good.’

Dr. Linda Mehlinger, Dr. Linda Loubert, Dr. Michelle Harris Bondima

Kristina Kelly, associate conductor; Yvonne Minor, choir director receives a certificate and donation from Alice Downs, member of University Women

Beatrice Scott, Evelyn Davis

Political Science students invited included Adrienne Lewis, Synclaire Cruel, Ayroba Dutton

In the University Student Center on the campus of Morgan State University, The Voices of Northwood from Northwood Elementary School filled the theatre with a variety of soulful musical selections. Under the direction of Yvonne Minor and Kristina Kelly, the choir consisted of more than 40 children dressed in green robes, ranging in age from five to 10 years old.

Dr. Earline Roberts, president, MSU Women introduced guest speaker, State Sen. Joan Carter Conway, (D-43). There was a lively conversation and informative Q&A about Bill 169 and the Fordice Supreme Court Case. Sen. Conway declared that “The Fight is Not Over” in her discussion about Maryland’s failure to take steps to eradicate duplicate The celebration for Sen. Conway with a photo academic programs cake included friends Marion Patterson, Dr. to the detriment of Earlene Roberts, Alice Downs, Del. Mary L. HBIs (Historically Black Washington Institutions).

The program ended with a celebration of Sen. Conway’s birthday Sarah Elias, Valerie Arum, political with a photo cake and science student, Brenda Turner punch.

Muriel Johnson, Marion Patterson

MaryEllen Smackum, Elizabeth P. Dyett, Odessa Dunston

Members of the Morgan State University Women

Waqiba Strother, treasurer, Tuskegee Alumni Association

Former city solicitor, Stuart O. Simms

Rashard Tuggle, scholarship recipient

Rev. Dr. Frances Toni Draper

Photos by Dr. A. Lois DeLaine

Tuskegee alum, Judge Alfred Nance

The Honorable Kweisi Mfume, chair, Morgan Board of Regents

Walter Wortham, president, Tuskegee National Alumni Association

Members of Alpha Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Barbara Briscoe, left, Angie McClain, Bettina Scott, Sheryl Woodland, Paulette McCoy, Neva Honoree Rev. Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, Walter Jackson, Anita Pinkney Brown, Sandra East, Charlotte W. Bullock and Sylvia Rogers Greene

and Dr. Julius Chapman

Community members and guests were on hand for the annual awards breakfast hosted by Tuskegee alums in Baltimore. The Thirty Second Carver-Washington Scholarship Awards Breakfast was held Feb. 8 at The Forum Caterers. This year’s honorees were the Rev. Dr. Frances ‘Toni’ Draper and Dr. Audrey McCallum. Walter L. Jackson III is president of the Baltimore chapter.

Fur coat raffle winner, Desiree Harvey and Harry Evans III, Mano Swartz

Tuskegee University recruiter, Cecil Davis

Gen. Larry Ellis (Ret), Morgan Board of Regents; Dr. David Wilson, Morgan president; Dr. Willie D. Larkin, Morgan Chief of staff and Vivian Larkin

Terrell Rogers leads in the singing of ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’ with Dr. Anne O. Emery, chair, scholarship committee

Mary Sue Welcome, Jim McLean, Carolyn Chissell and Herb Brown

Michelle McCallum, Allen McCallum Sr., honoree, Dr. Audrey McCallum and son, Allen McCallum Jr.

Balto. Chapter Tuskegee Alumni Association members are Emmaline Woodson, left, Anita Pinkney, Vivian Jones, Faye Elliott, Harriett Tootle, Linda Wardlow and Patricia Fields

Rev. Dr. Alfred C.D. Vaughn and Dr. Lillian Vaughn Photos by Anderson Ward

March 1, 2014 - March 7, 2014, The Afro-American

MLK Support Group Celebrates Our History The Martin Luther King Jr. DC Support Group hosted its Annual Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show, Jan. 20, at Martin’s Crosswinds, Greenbelt, Md. While celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King, on a larger scale, they celebrated the history of an inspiring people, African Americans. In so doing, the Honorable Sterling Tucker was presented the 2014 Humanitarian Award and several students were presented with academic scholarships. Andrea Roane, CH-9 TV served as the emcee. The afternoon was capped off with a fast tempo, New York styled fashion show presented by Lovely Lady Boutique. The Rev. Lewis Anthony, Episcopal Director for Ecumenical Affairs, AME Zion Church gave the benediction.

Courtesy photos

Anita Bonds, D.C. City Council; President Beverly H. Griggs, founder, the Honorable Sterling Tucker, 2014 Humanitarian Award recipient; Andrea Roane WUSA 9, Anthony W. Frederick Sr., chairman of the board The fashions were the highlight

Rev. John S. Barckley, former president of the MLK Support Group and treasurer with Sheila Barckley

Joan Douglas Jordan, recording secretary Dr. Helen V. Tate, founder and Julia Marshall

The Harrison sisters: Minnie McDonald, Beverly Griggs and Yvonne Whitmon

Anthony W. Frederick Sr., Dorothy S. Fauntroy, Dr. Helen V. Tate, Beverly Harrison Griggs, Carmen H. Frederick, Ron Magnus, Phyllis Ballenger, Yvonne “Ms. Butterfly” Harris, Rev. Dr. George E. Holmes, Yvonne Brown, Rev. Lewis Anthony, Joan Douglas-Jordan

Gwend Johnson, CBTU; Caiya Hawkins, Roosevelt SHS; President Beverly H. Griggs, Anthony W. Frederick Sr, chairman of the board; Jelard Aquino, Oxon Hill HS, Joyce Feaster, Andrea Rowan

Ruth, the fashion show commentator and Gregory, one of the male models

Wyonette Brown, first vice president

Hospitality committee, first row: Carmen H. Frederick, Local 657; Wyonette Brown, first vice president; Dr. Helen V. Tate, founder and former president; Beverly Harrison Griggs, president; Joan Douglas- Jordan, recording secretary; Shirley Lambert, chaplain; Gwend Johnson, CBTU. Second row: Anthony W. Frederick Sr., chairman of the board; Phyllis Ballenger, Yvonne Harris, financial sec.; Yvonne Brown, treasurer; Eula Lee Clark, Carolyn Bledsoe, Rev. John S. Barckley, past president and treasurer, Alonzo Brown

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The NEA Foundation Board of Directors with Phylica Rashad, host and Tony Award-winning actress

Host Phylicia Rashad, Tony Award-winning actress best known as Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show”

Dean E. Vogel, left, president of California Teachers Association (CTA); Gary Phoebus, president and CEO of NEA Member Benefits; Kimberley Gilles, teacher from Danville, Calif., and recipient of NEA Member Benefits Awards for Teaching Excellence (with husband and daughter); Mark Chichester, chair of the NEA Foundation board; Harriet Sanford, president and CEO, NEA Foundation; Dennis Van Roekel, NEA president

Tony-award winning actress Phylicia Rashad hosted the NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala Feb. 7, in Washington, D.C., to honor 36 exceptional public school educators. Known as the Academy Awards of public education, the NEA Foundation’s gala is an annual celebration of the men and women who work in America’s public schools. Nearly 80 student Harriet Sanford, performers from Montgomery County Public Schools, president and CEO of entertained with talent as huge as the world they the NEA Foundation presented through music, song, dance, and poetry.

Photos by NEA and Fotobriceno An eleventh-grader and award-winning poet, Blessed Sheriff, inspired with her original poem, “This is what my teachers said” and the show’s finale, “On the definition of hope,” which she performed with Rashad.

The top honor, the NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Harriet Sanford, left, president and CEO of the NEA Foundation; Horace Excellence, went to Mann Award recipients Christopher Stone (Conn.), Kathleen Sims (Minn.), Kimberley Gilles, an Kimberley Gilles (Calif.), Marita Zuraitis, president and CEO of Horace English teacher at Monte Mann Educators Corporation, Horace Mann Award recipients Eileen Vista School in Danville, Sheehy (Mont.), Brian Sites (Wash.), Dennis Van Roekel, NEA president Calif., nominated by the California Teachers Association.

The NEA Foundation also honored the transformational work of Special Olympics, the recipient of our Security Benefit Award for Outstanding Service Phylicia Rashad with Mark Chichester, left, chair of the to Public Education, student performer, NEA Foundation Board of Directors; accepted by Chairman Blessed Sheriff, an Harriet Sanford, president and CEO of Dr. Timothy Shriver. eleventh-grader at the NEA Foundation; Phylica Rashad, Richard Montgomery The entire show was host, Tony Award-winning actress; High School in also seen by awardees’ John Stocks, NEA executive director; Rockville, Md. and students, colleagues, and Dennis Van Roekel, NEA president award-winning poet communities via a live webcast.

Mark Chichester, left, chair of the NEA Foundation Board of Directors; Harriet Sanford, president and CEO of the NEA Foundation; Horace Mann Award recipients Christopher Stone (Conn.); Eileen Sheehy (Mont.), Kathleen Sims (Minn.); Michael P. Kiley, CEO of Security Benefit Corporation; Horace Mann Award recipients Kimberley Gilles (Calif.) and Brian Sites (Wash.)

Performance by “Titanes Salseros,” a Latin dance group from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington, Md.

African drumming performance by Montgomery County

Dr. Timothy Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics, accepting the Security Benefit Awards for Outstanding Service to Public Education on its behalf

Phylicia Rashad, Beau Brown, chairman and CEO of California Casualty; Harriet Sanford, president and CEO of the NEA Foundation

Mark Chichester, left, chair of the NEA Foundation board; host and Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad; Jerry L. Johnson, member of the NEA Foundation board

Student performers from Montgomery County Public Schools